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State Withdraws Water Rulemaking Proposal

Earlier this week the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) formally withdrew its proposed revisions to the state’s Water Quality Standards rule (47 CSR 2). The revisions, which would have been considered by the Legislature in the 2009 Regular Session, would have designated all state waters as public drinking water supplies, or Category A use designation, which was inaccurate.

  September 12, 2008-- Earlier this week the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) formally withdrew its proposed revisions to the state’s Water Quality Standards rule (47 CSR 2). The revisions, which would have been considered by the Legislature in the 2009 Regular Session, would have designated all state waters as public drinking water supplies, or Category A use designation, which was inaccurate.